It’s All About Atmosphere by Gabriel Constans Some people like to do it in bed; others in a car, on a plane, or a train. A few prefer using other people’s houses, and caffeine addicts like doing it at coffee shops. What? No, I’m not talking about sex or eating. It’s all about writing. Well, […]

Writing Suspense by Kathryn Gauci Writing is a journey of self discovery for an author. I have just completed my third book and now realise that my writing is taking on a strong element of suspense. I didn’t deliberately set out to do this, I just knew I had a good story to […]

MAKE ME LAUGH… by Kiersten Hall The Fact: Three or four weeks ago, I was asked to put together a piece on how to write humor. Here’s my advice to you… The Reality: Three or four weeks ago, I was asked to put together a piece on how to write humor. I figured that’ll be […]

AN AWFUL, AMAZING, AND GRATIFYING PRIVILEGE by Cynthia A. Graham As writers I’m sure you’ve all been told by someone, “Someday I’m going to write a book.” I was once at a writer’s conference where a woman declared she had decided to write a book to pay for her child’s college tuition. It is […]

Writing the First Draft – A Battle to the Finish I frequently have conversations with writers who are struggling to finish their pieces. So much so, it inhibits their desire to want to write. My advice to them is, and always will be, get to the end. No matter how sloppy or disconnected […]

5 TRUTHS/CHALLENGES YOU MUST CONFRONT TO WRITE FROM YOUR HEART by Ivy Logan Writing is easy. Take a paper, jot down that elusive story that has been floating at the back of your mind and hurrah you are done…. How lovely would it be if that were all it took to write. Writing is an […]

How I Learned to Love Revision by Amy Henry I’ve been writing virtually all my life. And for just about as long, I loathed doing revisions. When elementary teachers told us to revise our work, they meant correct the spelling and punctuation errors, and copy the whole thing over in your neatest hand. While […]

How I write an Historical Novel By Annie Whitehead The starting point is always the main character. He or she must intrigue me; their story, as told in the chronicles or annals, must contain a spark of interest which might fire a reader’s imagination. With my novel To Be A Queen, it was initially the […]

Making the Transition from Reader to Writer Those of us who spend a good deal of our time in make-believe worlds slide fluidly in and out of these alternate realities as easily as a fish swims through water. As readers, or job is to bring our willingness to imagine the scene the author is […]